Hollywood mum says what we’re all thinking about life after pregnancy

Almost a year after welcoming her twin sons, actress Zoe Saldana has explained exactly why being a size zero is so unrealistic for her – because ‘everything hurts and feels uncomfortable’ after having babies.

In an interview with Us Weekly, the Guardians of the Galaxy star said: “It hurts to be in heels still! And I remember my sister telling me – she’s a mum of two girls – and she’d be like, ‘Zoe, you will understand when you’re there.’ I thought, ‘I’m going to live forever, heels every day, Louboutin, here we go!’ But there’s something that happens to your body hormonally, and it’s not just the weight you acquire but your nerves, your muscles….”

“Everything hurts and feels uncomfortable,” the mother of Bowie and Cy added.

She went on to admit that she ‘feels bad’ for those women who feel pressured to ‘bounce back’ and look a certain way in the months after giving birth.

“It’s more like: breastfeed, stay home, sleep. Your kid is only three months old, what are you going to the gym for? Catch up on f***ing re-runs of some sort!” she added.

Help us help you by allowing us and our partners to remember your device as having browsed MummyPages and serve you better content and ads

We're on a mission to help our mums and their families thrive by informing, connecting and entertaining.

Join us in our mission by consenting to the use of cookies and IP address recognition by us and our partners to serve you content (including ads) best suited to your interests, both here and around the web.

We promise never to share any other information that may be deemed personal unless you explicitly tell us it's ok.